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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the consul insist fortifies him as much as food?
(a) Exercise.
(b) The sun.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Women.

2. What interrupts Yvonne and the consul's first conversation upon her return to Quauhnahuac?
(a) The sound of sirens going by.
(b) Musicians outside the bedroom window.
(c) Other people yelling.
(d) An annoying housemaid.

3. In which city did the consul and Yvonne have their last date before she left him?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Madrid.

4. How long can the consul go without alcohol before feeling the effects of his withdrawal?
(a) 5 seconds.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 25 minutes.

5. Who is Yvonne?
(a) The consul's estranged wife.
(b) The consul's sister.
(c) The consul's mother.
(d) The consul's nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Monsieur Laruelle and the doctor discuss about Geoffrey in Chapter 1?

2. What is unique about the book the bartender returns to Laruelle in Chapter 1?

3. What does Yvonne initially seem to bring to the consul's life?

4. Where did Laruelle first meet the consul?

5. What happened to the consul before he could track down his wife on the night she left him?

(see the answer key)

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